Woman killed in DUI crash is ID’d

SAN DIEGO — A woman killed by a suspected drunken driver in an unincorporated area near El Cajon was identified Monday as Cydil Deann Kohlmeyer, 35, of El Cajon, the Medical Examiner’s Office said.

Kohlmeyer was walking west on Pepper Drive near Somerlane Street about 9:20 p.m. when she was struck by a full-size Dodge pickup being driven by 51-year-old Deborah Felix, California Highway Patrol Officer Brian Pennings said.

The truck then hit a parked Ford Ranger and several mailboxes, plowed through two yards and a fence and crashed into a home, Pennings said

Felix tried to run away, but witnesses intervened and detained her until authorities arrived, Pennings said.

Kohlmeyer was taken to a hospital, where she underwent surgery but died just before midnight,

Felix was also taken to a hospital, where she was arrested. She will face several charges, Pennings said.